Mr. J, age 42, is a construction worker in Las Vegas. He recently noticed that a mole on his face seemed to be getting larger and darker. At first he did not worry because he was in the sun a lot and assumed the change may have been caused by sunburn. After a month, not only was the mole larger and darker, but it appeared to be “bumpy.” His doctor diagnosed a malignant melanoma skin cancer following biopsy of the nevus. Mr. J reports pain in his right shin that does not go away when he puts his feet up or sleeps.
Discussion Questions
Relate Mr. J’s skin changes to the warning signs for malignant melanoma.
Discuss the normal progression of this malignancy. What is the significance of the bone pain that Mr. J is experiencing?
Discuss the treatment available for this patient and the prognosis for recovery.
Use APA 6th Edition Format and support your responses with at least 2 peer-reviewed references within 5 years of publication. All paragraphs need to be cited properly. Please use headers. All responses must be in a narrative format and each paragraph must have at least 4 sentences.
DQ10 Legal Aspect of Nursing 6th Edition APA format
Please answer the following Discussion Question. Please be certain to answer the three questions on this week DQ and to provide a well-developed and complete answer to receive credit. Also, please ensure to have read the assigned chapters for the current week.
Case Study, Chapter 16, Whistle-Blowing in Nursing
A student nurse asks a faculty member to explain whistle-blowing. The student nurse wants to know the work conditions that would have to be met before whistle-blowing occurs, as well as situations in which whistle-blowing is clearly indicated. The faculty member reviews key concepts with all members of the class.
1. Being a whistle-blower takes great courage and self-conviction because it requires the whistle-blower to avoid groupthink. Analyze how groupthink affects the process of whistle-blowing.
2. Discuss the pros and cons of whistle-blowing.
3. What are the key guidelines for blowing the whistle?
Research and select a health issue or nurse advocacy issue. (For example, the opioid epidemic – local, state, or national, barriers to advanced nursing practice …) Then choose between one of the following three options.
Option 1
This option involves contacting your federal or state legislative representative. Based on your assessment of healthcare/nurse advocacy issue, decide on the questions you would like to ask your legislator.
Contact the office of your state or federal Congressional representative (your choice). You can use email or phone to initiate this conversation. If you live in or near your state’s capitol city, you can even go to the Capitol and make personal contact. If your legislature is in session, you may even have the opportunity to sit in on a session, especially if a healthcare bill is being discussed.
If possible, make an appointment to speak to the legislator directly. Most of them are happy to talk with constituents if their schedule allows it. If you can’t arrange that, ask to speak with one of the staff members, who are also very helpful and knowledgeable. The purpose of your conversation will be to determine their position on healthcare issues in the country or your state. Be sure to include the name of the person to whom you spoke, and whom they represent if you did not speak to the legislator directly.
The links below will assist you in contacting your Congressional representatives.
Based on your assessment of healthcare/advocacy issues, research the agendas of local community meetings of your choice, such as a school board or city council. This option may only work if there is a pertinent agenda item or if the timing is correct in relation to your course. Consider the issues you would like to learn more about at this meeting and how you might like to see them addressed. Then, attend the meeting.
Option 3
Identify an advocacy issue/ health initiative important to a professional nursing organization. (Note – you don’t have to be a member of the organization to explore this option).
The nursing organization can be national (e.g. ANA), state, or local. The national organization for your practice specialty is also a good source (e.g. AORN, AACN, AWHONN etc …).
Follow the guidelines for Option 1 (except that you will be contacting someone associated with the health/advocacy issue as opposed to an elected representative).
Step 3: Your paper should be written in a scholarly format (e.g. title page and correct APA) and should include the following elements:
1-2 pages outlining the advocacy/health initiative issue and introduce your geographic area.
Resources that were used in your research
The option you selected and your reason for selecting that option, then:
Option 1 and 3
write 2-3 pages about your experience. Include at a minimum, the following elements in your paper:
What questions did you prepare to ask?
Describe any barriers you encountered in arranging this meeting.
Discuss the actual conversation and what you learned about your representative’s position on the healthcare issues?
What did you learn from this experience? If you could meet with him/her again, are there additional questions that you wish you could have asked?
Option 2
write 2-3 pages about your experience. Include at a minimum, the following elements in your paper:
Were there items on the agenda that related to community health and safety? Describe these issues and the action(s) that were proposed or taken.
Consider the advance research that you did in preparation for this assignment. Did any of the items on the meeting agenda validate your research? If so, please explain.
Did you discover another health or safety issue that you were previously unaware of? If so, please describe.
What are the mechanisms by which a nurse could become involved or influence the decisions made by the board or council that you attended?
PURPOSE OF THIS CASE: The purpose of this exercise is to give you experience in creating a thought provoking, enticing, and actionable advertisement using the AIDA guidelines.
1. You are not to just copy the hospitals website. You Must Get Creative!!!!
2. Based on the information available on the hospital’s website, create a hard-copy advertisement for the hospital to place in the Sunday edition of the “Birmingham News”.
(DO NOT ACTUALLY SEND TO THE NEWSPAPER. THIS IS ONLY AN EXERCISE!!!!!!
3. Analyze the hospital’s current online nurse’s advertisement. How would you improve on it? Explain why you would make the changes.
4. Besides placing the ad in the local newspaper, what other recruiting sources would you recommend and why?
i just sent the case to you again and the chapter 5 ppt is the resource you might need
For your final case study, download and read the attached case study. Once completed, answer the three questions at the end of the case.
Your paper should be in APA 6th edition format and should answer all three questions completely with rationale and literature support. Each new heading will depict the question being answered. Your paper should be within 4-6 pages, not including your cover page and references page. You will be required to provide and use a minimum of 3 peer reviewed references, with the oldest being from 2015.
When Parents Refuse to Give up.pdf